Women and Diversity in Law Awards 2024 | Global City Media | TBA

Law firms, legal teams and individuals from the across the UK have been recognised for their trailblazing work in the field of diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at the Women and Diversity in Law Awards.

Some 400 finalists, awards’ judges and other representatives of the UK legal profession attended the ceremony in London, which was hosted by the prominent diversity campaigner Baroness Floella Benjamin.

Hosted by The Global Legal Post, the inaugural Women and Diversity in Law Awards serve as a showcase for people working within the UK legal sector who are dedicating their professional careers to moving the diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) needle or using their positions of influence to help facilitate change.

2023 Winners

Lifetime Achievement Award
I. Stephanie Boyce

Outstanding Women Leaders

Returner of the Year
• Tasnim Khalid, Private Client Solicitors

Unsung Hero
• Bunmi Jenfa, The Fashion Law Edit

Unsung Hero in a Leadership Role
• Lucy Burrows, 3 Verulam Buildings

Innovator of the Year
• Catherine Goodman, Paul Hastings

General Counsel of the Year
• Alexandra Thrower, Reed & Mackay

Law Firm Leader of the Year – Small-to-Medium-Sized Practice
• Lauren Cannon, In-House Legal Solutions

Law Firm Leader of the Year – Large Law Firm
• Tamara Box, Reed Smith

Woman of the Year – Sponsored by RPC
• Natalie Sutherland, Burgess Mee Family Law

Outstanding Women Practitioners

Rising Star – In-house Lawyer
• Emma Levin, Mina

Rising Star – Small-to-Medium-Sized Practice
• Nasreen Shah, Great James Street

Rising Star – Large Law Firm
• Whitney Joseph, Mayer Brown

In-house Counsel of the Year
• Lisa Ardley-Price, NatWest

Commercial Lawyer of the Year
• Angeli Arora, Mishcon de Reya

Disputes Lawyer of the Year – Sponsored by Fountain Court
• Jill Greenfield, Fieldfisher

Advocate of the Year
• Charlotte Proudman, Goldsmith Chambers

Dealmaker of the Year
• Mei Lian, Paul Hastings

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awards

Social mobility Initiative of the Year – Sponsored by Byfield Reputation Counsel
• BARBRI

Race Equality Initiative of the Year
• Keller Postman UK

Mental Health and Wellbeing Initiative of the Year
• RPC

LGBT+ Initiative of the Year
• 4 Pump Court

Gender Equality Initiative of the Year
• Reed Smith

Faith Initiative of the Year
• Clifford Chance

Environmental Sustainability Initiative of the Year
• CMS

Disability Initiative of the Year
• Fieldfisher

Age and Life Stage Initiative of the Year
• In/Fertility in the City

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programme of the Year
• Browne Jacobson

Mentor of the Year
• Julian McCombe, Euporos Consulting

DE&I Champion of the Year in a Specialist Role
• Sunita Harley, Collective Insight

DE&I Champion of the Year in a Legal Role
• SunHee Park, Adsum Technologies

Supplier of the Year
• MD Communications

Not for Profit Organisation of the Year
• Big Voice London

Responsible Business of the Year
• Matrix Chambers

Responsible Leader of the Year
• Sarah Clarke KC, Serjeants’ Inn